This is a common fern of roadsides in lowland secondary forest. The leaves have a metallic-blue iridescence.
Observation Data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Lomariopsidaceae
- Genus: Cyclopeltis J. Sm.
- Species: Cyclopeltis semicordata (Sw.) J. Sm.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Observation Data
- Date: 23-III-2014
- Habitat: Evergreen rainforest
- Habit: Terrestrial
Additional Comments
Location
- Location: Tulenapa Biological Station – – Carepa – Antioquia – Colombia.
- Coordinates: 7.772216, -76.676905
- Elevation: 43 m
Nice plant – those overalpping pinnae auricles are diagnostic.